Route Reliability
Richmond → Washington
RIC–IAD · 100 miles · Richmond International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.7%
- Cancelled
- 1,389
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,389 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
RIC–IAD flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 75% between 3–6 PM.
Skip Monday if you can.
RIC–IAD flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 75%.
Trending in the right direction.
RIC–IAD flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon75%(203 flights)
- Tue87%(203 flights)
- Wed83%(197 flights)
- Thu83%(205 flights)
- Fri81%(200 flights)
- Sat84%(164 flights)
- Sun80%(192 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(356 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(332 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(225 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(106 flights)
- 6–9 PM78%(345 flights)
Jun 80% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 114 |
| July 2025 | 82% | 110 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 115 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 113 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 120 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 118 |
| December 2025 | 65% | 124 |
| January 2026 | 75% | 109 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 105 |
| March 2026 | 81% | 114 |
| April 2026 | 91% | 106 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 116 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,389 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.